iPhone 17 Pro status bar blurred and stuck

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iPhone 17 Pro status bar blurred and stuck

I have an Iphone 17 Pro iOS 26.1. There have been a few instances where I will open certain apps and the time, wifi, and battery levels at the top of the screen are blurred out. When I exit the apps, sometimes the blurred area does not go away and the only way I have been able to make it go away is restarting my phone. Is there any other ways to fix this or keep it from doing this at all?

iPhone 17 Pro, iOS 26

Posted on Dec 14, 2025 11:28 AM

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Dec 16, 2025 9:34 PM in response to gnjohnson

Apple’s Liquid Glass is a new visual design language in iOS 26 that makes UI elements translucent and glass-like, refracting and reflecting content behind them. It affects many parts of the interface, including navigation bars and controls.
However, blurred status bars (where the time, Wi-Fi, battery, etc. appear) are not an intentional feature Apple documented as part of Liquid Glass. If your status bar appears blurred inside apps, it’s more likely the failure of a third-party app.

Report it here and send a copy to the App developer.

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